1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 16th in the National Hockey League. This was the Penguins worst season to date, winning a meager 18 games and accumulating only 45 points: they finished in last place in the NHL, thus ending their four-season playoff streak.

1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	6th Patrick
Conference	11th Wales
1982–83 record	18–53–9
Home record	14–22–4
Road record	4–31–5
Goals for	257
Goals against	394
Team information
General manager	Baz Bastien (Oct-Mar) Eddie Johnston (Mar-Apr) interim
Coach	Eddie Johnston
Captain	Randy Carlyle
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Rick Kehoe (29)
Assists	Greg Malone (44)
Points	Doug Shedden (67)
Penalty minutes	Paul Baxter (238)
Wins	Michel Dion (12)
Goals against average	Michel Dion (4.26)
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

General Manager Baz Bastien was killed as a result of an automobile collision on March 15, 1983. The team wore black armbands on their home jerseys for the remainder of the season in his honor.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	49	23	8	326	240	106
New York Islanders	80	42	26	12	302	226	96
Washington Capitals	80	39	25	16	306	283	94
New York Rangers	80	35	35	10	306	287	80
New Jersey Devils	80	17	49	14	230	338	48
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	18	53	9	250	394	45

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Patrick Division 1982–83 NHL records[2] Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total New Jersey — 0−7 3−3−1 2−5 3−1−3 0−6−1 8−22−5 N.Y. Islanders 7−0 — 4−3 1−4−2 5−2 4−2−1 21−11−3 N.Y. Rangers 3−3−1 3−4 — 3−4 5−1−1 3−3−1 17−15−3 Philadelphia 5−2 4−1−2 4−3 — 5−1−1 3−4 21−11−3 Pittsburgh 1−3−3 2−5 1−5−1 1–5–1 — 1−5−1 6−23−6 Washington 6−0−1 2−4−1 3−3−1 4–3 5–1–1 — 20−11−4 Vs. Adams Division 1982–83 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total New Jersey 0−1−2 0−2−1 1−2 1−2 1−2 3−9−3 N.Y. Islanders 0−2−1 1−2 2−1 1−0−2 1−1−1 5−6−4 N.Y. Rangers 0−3 0−2−1 2−1 1−2 1−2 4−10−1 Philadelphia 0−2−1 1−2 2−1 1−2 3−0 7−7−1 Pittsburgh 1−2 1−1−1 3−0 1−2 0−3 6−8−1 Washington 3−0 0−3 2−0−1 0−1−2 1−1−1 6−5−4 Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1982–83 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total New Jersey 0−3 1−1−1 0−3 0−2−1 1−0−2 2−9−4 N.Y. Islanders 1−1−1 0−2−1 0−2−1 2−1 2−1 5−7−3 N.Y. Rangers 0−3 2−0−1 2−1 2−0−1 3−0 9−4−2 Philadelphia 1−1−1 3−0 1−1−1 3−0 2−0−1 10−2−3 Pittsburgh 0−3 0−2−1 0−2−1 0−3 1−2 1−12−2 Washington 2−0−1 2−1 1−1−1 1−1−1 2−1 8−4−3 Vs. Smythe Division 1982–83 NHL records Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total New Jersey 1−2 0−3 1−2 1−0−2 1−2 4−9−2 N.Y. Islanders 2−0−1 3−0 3−0 2−1 1−1−1 11−2−2 N.Y. Rangers 2−0−1 0−3 1−1−1 1−1−1 1−1−1 5−6−4 Philadelphia 3−0 2−1 2−1 1−1−1 3−0 11−3−1 Pittsburgh 0−3 1−2 2−1 1−2 1−2 5−10−0 Washington 2−1 0−2−1 1−1−1 1−1−1 1−0−2 5−5−5

Schedule and results

1982–83 regular season[3]
October: 3–9–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 0–5–1), 7 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 1 Oct 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena 0–0–1 1 2 Oct 9 New York Rangers 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 0–1–1 1 3 Oct 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Boston Bruins Boston Garden 0–2–1 1 4 Oct 12 Vancouver Canucks 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 1–2–1 3 5 Oct 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–9 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1–3–1 3 6 Oct 16 New Jersey Devils 6–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 1–4–1 3 7 Oct 20 St. Louis Blues 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 1–5–1 3 8 Oct 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–8 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum 1–6–1 3 9 Oct 23 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 2–6–1 5 10 Oct 27 Washington Capitals 5–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 3–6–1 7 11 Oct 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–9 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 3–7–1 7 12 Oct 30 Calgary Flames 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 3–8–1 7 13 Oct 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 3–9–1 7
November: 5–3–3 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–2–3), 13 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 14 Nov 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4–9–1 9 15 Nov 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena 4–9–2 10 16 Nov 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Los Angeles Kings The Forum 4–10–2 10 17 Nov 10 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 5–10–2 12 18 Nov 13 Calgary Flames 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 5–11–2 12 19 Nov 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–6 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 5–11–3 13 20 Nov 17 Hartford Whalers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 6–11–3 15 21 Nov 20 Boston Bruins 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 7–11–3 17 22 Nov 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–11–3 19 23 Nov 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–6 Minnesota North Stars Met Center 8–11–4 20 24 Nov 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 St. Louis Blues The Checkerdome 8–12–4 20
December: 3–9–2 (home: 2–4–2; road: 1–5–0), 8 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 25 Dec 1 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–13–4 20 26 Dec 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 8–14–4 20 27 Dec 4 Philadelphia Flyers 0–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–14–5 21 28 Dec 8 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 9–14–5 23 29 Dec 11 Quebec Nordiques 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 9–15–5 23 30 Dec 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 9–16–5 23 31 Dec 15 Detroit Red Wings 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 9–16–6 24 32 Dec 18 Washington Capitals 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 9–17–6 24 33 Dec 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 9–18–6 24 34 Dec 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Coliseum 10–18–6 26 35 Dec 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 10–19–6 26 36 Dec 26 New York Rangers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 11–19–6 28 37 Dec 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 11–20–6 28 38 Dec 29 St. Louis Blues 6–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 11–21–6 28
January: 1–12–1 (home: 1–5–1; road: 0–7–0), 3 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 39 Jan 1 New York Islanders 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 12–21–6 30 40 Jan 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum 12–22–6 30 41 Jan 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum 12–23–6 30 42 Jan 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena 12–24–6 30 43 Jan 12 Minnesota North Stars 7–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 12–25–6 30 44 Jan 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–8 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 12–26–6 30 45 Jan 15 Montreal Canadiens 8–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 12–27–6 30 46 Jan 19 New Jersey Devils 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 12–27–7 31 47 Jan 22 Quebec Nordiques 7–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 12–28–7 31 48 Jan 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–8 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens 12–29–7 31 49 Jan 26 Washington Capitals 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 12–30–7 31 50 Jan 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 12–31–7 31 51 Jan 29 New York Rangers 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 12–32–7 31 52 Jan 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena 12–33–7 31
February: 3–11–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 0–8–0), 6 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 53 Feb 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–7 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium 12–34–7 31 54 Feb 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena 12–35–7 31 55 Feb 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–7 Calgary Flames Stampede Corral 12–36–7 31 56 Feb 9 Vancouver Canucks 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 12–37–7 31 57 Feb 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Boston Bruins Boston Garden 12–38–7 31 58 Feb 12 Los Angeles Kings 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–38–7 33 59 Feb 15 Detroit Red Wings 7–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–39–7 33 60 Feb 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13–40–7 33 61 Feb 19 Edmonton Oilers 10–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–41–7 33 62 Feb 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens 13–42–7 33 63 Feb 23 Winnipeg Jets 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 14–42–7 35 64 Feb 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 14–43–7 35 65 Feb 26 New Jersey Devils 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–43–7 37 66 Feb 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–9 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 15–44–7 37
March: 3–7–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 2–3–1), 8 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 67 Mar 1 New York Rangers 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–44–8 38 68 Mar 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–10 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 15–45–8 38 69 Mar 6 Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–46–8 38 70 Mar 10 New York Islanders 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–47–8 38 71 Mar 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Coliseum 16–47–8 40 72 Mar 13 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 16–48–8 40 73 Mar 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Minnesota North Stars Met Center 16–49–8 40 74 Mar 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Los Angeles Kings The Forum 17–49–8 42 75 Mar 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum 17–50–8 42 76 Mar 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 17–50–9 43 77 Mar 27 New York Islanders 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 17–51–9 43 78 Mar 30 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 18–51–9 45
April: 0–2–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–1–0), 0 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 79 Apr 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 18–52–9 45 80 Apr 3 New Jersey Devils 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 18–53–9 45
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Doug Shedden 80 24 43 67 –20 54 Rick Kehoe 75 29 36 65 –45 12 Greg Malone 80 17 44 61 –29 82 Randy Carlyle 61 15 41 56 –26 110 Pat Boutette 80 27 29 56 –33 152 Paul Gardner 70 28 27 55 –23 12 Mike Bullard 57 22 22 44 –21 60 Dave Hannan 74 11 22 33 –28 127 Paul Baxter 75 11 21 32 –49 238 Greg Hotham 58 2 30 32 –14 39 Peter Lee 63 13 13 26 –9 10 André St. Laurent 70 13 9 22 0 105 Anders Håkansson† 62 9 12 21 –11 26 Randy Boyd 56 4 14 18 –36 71 Steve Gatzos 44 6 7 13 –16 52 Pat Price‡ 38 1 11 12 –19 104 Gary Rissling 40 5 4 9 –17 128 Kevin McClelland 38 5 4 9 –18 73 Ron Meighan 41 2 6 8 –10 16 Marc Chorney 67 3 5 8 –30 66 Tony Feltrin 32 3 3 6 –11 40 Pat Graham 20 1 5 6 –6 16 Rick MacLeish 6 0 5 5 –5 2 Doug Lecuyer 12 1 4 5 –2 12 Tim Hrynewich 30 2 3 5 –6 48 Rod Buskas 41 2 2 4 –15 102 Stan Jonathan† 19 0 3 3 –8 13 Jim Hamilton 5 0 2 2 –2 2 Bobby Simpson 4 1 0 1 –1 0 George Ferguson‡ 7 0 0 0 –7 2 Rod Schutt 5 0 0 0 –2 0 Ian Turnbull 6 0 0 0 –3 4 Rob Garner 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bennett Wolf 5 0 0 0 –2 37 Brian Lundberg 1 0 0 0 –1 2 Rich Sutter 4 0 0 0 –2 0 Total 257 427 684 — 1,817

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Michel Dion	49	2791:00	12	30	4	198	4.26	1511	0.869	0
Denis Herron	31	1707:00	5	18	5	151	5.31	931	0.838	1
Nick Ricci	3	147:00	1	2	0	16	6.53	77	0.792	0
Roberto Romano	3	155:00	0	3	0	18	6.97	96	0.813	0
Total		4800:00	18	53	9	383	4.79	2615	0.854	1

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

• Paul Baxter established a new franchise record for lowest plus-minus with –51. He topped the previous record of –39 held by Ken Schinkel.
• fewest wins in team history (18; broken in 1983–84)
• fewest points in team history (45; broken in 1983–84)

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season:

Trades

September 15, 1982	To Montreal Canadiens 1985 3rd round pick (Bruce Racine)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Denis Herron
October 28, 1982	To Minnesota North Stars George Ferguson 1983 1st round pick (Brian Lawton)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Anders Hakansson Ron Meighan 1983 1st round pick (Bob Errey)
November 8, 1982	To Boston Bruins cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Stan Jonathan

Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Marty McSorley Belleville Bulls (OHL) free agency (1982-07-30) Doug Lecuyer Winnipeg Jets waiver draft (1982-10-04) Ian Turnbull Los Angeles Kings free agency (1982-10-04) Phil Bourque Kingston Canadians (OHL) free agency (1982-10-04) Roberto Romano Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) free agency (1982-12-06) Darren Lowe Canadian national team free agency (1983–02)

Subtractions Player New team Via Pat Price Quebec Nordiques waivers (1982-12-31)

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

The 1982 NHL entry draft was held on June 9, 1982, in Montreal.^[6]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	10	Richard Sutter	Right wing	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
2	38	Tim Hrynewich	Left wing	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	52	Troy Loney	Left wing	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
5	94	Grant Sasser	Center	United States	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7	136	Grant Couture	Defense	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
8	157	Peter Derksen	Left wing	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
9	178	Greg Gravel	Center	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
10	199	Stu Wenaas	Defense	Canada	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
11	220	Chris McCauley	Center	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
12	241	Stanley Bautch	Goaltender	United States	Hibbing H.S. (Minn.)

See also

• 1982–83 NHL season